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Let Us Promote Extraordinary Safety, Health and Wellness Efforts
February 14, 2024
Nominate someone who continues to pave the way for improved safety, health, and survival in the fire service.
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CISA Recommendations for Protecting Information from Ransomware-Caused Data Breaches
August 19, 2021
Data breaches, often involving sensitive or personal information, can cause financial loss to the victim organization and erode customer trust.
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FEMA Releases Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Toolkit Documents
August 10, 2021
Documents apply an all-hazards approach in its concepts, processes, and principles.
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FRI Chief Chat: 'The Future of the Fire Service is Full of Uncertainty, but That’s OK'
August
East Hartford, Conn., Fire Chief John Oates encouraged chiefs to embrace several key strategies to lead successful fire departments into the future
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Preventing the Preventable: Renewing Fire Prevention and Life Safety Education as Firefighter Survival Tools
August 2020
Fire prevention and life safety education have long been recognized as an effective way to establish "fire-safe" behavior among people of all ages and abilities.
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CSB Releases New Safety Video on Aghorn Operating Investigation Entitled "Silent Killer: Hydrogen Sulfide Release in Odessa, Texas"
July 29, 2021
The CSB also made two recommendations to federal and state regulators, OSHA and the Railroad Commission of Texas, addressing the requirements for protecting workers from hazardous air contaminants and from hazardous energy.
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First On Scene: Leaders Reflect On Their 9/11 Experiences, How Public Safety Has Evolved
August 2021
Chiefs Pfeifer and Schwartz, Commissioner Cassano and FBI Special Agent Combs came together for the first time during Fire-Rescue International 2021
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Members of Congress Introduce Legislation with Housing Benefits for Volunteer Fire and EMS Personnel
July 23, 2021
The Volunteer First Responder Housing Act (S. 2316/H.R. 4377) was introduced by Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-MN) and Representative Cynthia Axne (D-IA). Both bills have bipartisan support.
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FEMA Releases Guide to Continuity of Government
July 22, 2021
The guide identifies the major roles of government and how continuity of operations is critical to constitutional government.
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Walking the Walk: How FDs are Setting the Example to Cure ‘Dirty Helmet Syndrome’
July 2021
Fire service leaders share what works at their departments.
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FireRescue GPO is Now Part of Sourcewell
July 9, 2021
The IAFC is pleased to continue to support FireRescue GPO through this integration, and Sourcewell is now the sole cooperative purchasing partner of the IAFC.
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The IAFC Seeks Vendor for Salesforce & Fonteva Assessment & Remediation
May 10, 2021
This request for proposal is to identify a vendor qualified to plan and execute a technology/platform assessment of the IAFC’s Salesforce system/platform Association Management System (AMS).
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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Reform Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program
May 3, 2021
The PSOB program provides death and educational benefits to the families of fallen fire, EMS, and law enforcement personnel, along with benefits to public safety officers who become disabled in the line of duty.
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IAFC Resources for Preparing for Civil Unrest
April 20, 2021
To help fire departments provide service to their communities and protect their personnel, the IAFC has both compiled and developed some resources.
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J. Robert "Rob" Brown Appointed as CEO/Executive Director of the International Association of Fire Chiefs
April 16, 2021
Mr. Brown served 38-years in the fire and rescue service – 20-years as fire chief – and joined the IAFC as a full member in 1987.
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FCC Refers Carriers to Enforcement for Failing to Meet Key 911 Location Accuracy Deadline
April 13, 2021
Vertical location is critical to helping first responders quickly locate 911 wireless callers, particularly in buildings taller than three stories.
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